Coupling



Oct. 2, 1923.

A. o. LILE COUPLING Filed May-24, 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Adz L 118.

INVENTOR fl. Jim awn ATTORNEY WITNESSES Patented Get. 2, 1923;

' To all vwhom/it may concern: i V

' bile 111 secure a yoke V the line 2--2 of Figure 1.

onal View appr0xi :iAPplication' filed May 24; 19720 Seria1 No;1"3&3,86 1 i l 7 Bev it' known that I, An nnO. LILE, a 'cit'1- zen oifthe United States, residingfat Corbin-,-.in the county. of Sumner and State of Kansas, have invented -new,randlusetul ;Im-'1 which the v folprovenients in Couplings, of

'lowing'is a specification;

The present invention has reference to means for hitchingfatrailerlor5a disabledj automobile to another automobile whereby.

thefirst mentioned vehicle may be propelled by the last mentioned vehicle, Qject of the invention is to be easily and quicklyattached to both loii the vehicles and which the teering of. the

stiuction which will automatically cause and; the ob-. produce; a1 condrawn vehicle to cause the same totravel in the same direction as the pulling vehicle.

The foregoing objects, and others which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, maybe accomplished. by

a construction, combination and operative arrangement of parts such as is disclosed'by the drawings In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation illustratingan automobile having atra-ller, car attached thereto inac'cordance W th this invention.

F1 gure 2 is a plan view or disabled of the improvement,being in section and approximately on Figure 3 is a secti mately on the line 3+3 of F igurer2.

Figure 4 illustrates tion.

To the rear axle arms of the yoke 12" with U-shaped depressed p site sides of the diiferential.

mend 1%,

lOto the oppo- The removable hearing sections are indicated by the nuthe same having central U-shaped parts and angle arms, the latter being conbers or arms of the yoke.

'nected byobolts or the like to the side'mem- The outenand connecting' member jo'r the arms of the yoke is centrally formedwith a lug 15. To this ed by a pivot 16 the bifurc linklS. The link has its ally connected, as at 19 to bar, approximately at the formed with an en lar'geme'n lug is fremovably connectatedendl'l' ofa outer end pivot 7 a bar 20. This center thereofis t 21 and through "shaped clamps '25.

' and :the bolts are 1. cure the clamps 25-7011 the arm 20.,

thecenterfofzthe ,said enlargement is an a? hroughtthis opening is designed teibe rece ved the-offset end or trunn'ion 22';

' of a rod member :23; Therod,at the outer opening.

nd thereofhas aglateral extension 24 which,

" djac nt I l i ends:- is provided iwi-th .,C

cl mp s 25 {limes-threaded openings and the threads of thesaidopenings areengagedbyi' aChuShiLblQ bindingmemberssuchasboltsf26; L '7 25 are,arranged;overtheiront The amps The outer ends otthe axis 27 ,ofathe: trailer or disabled vehicle; 2$.,

the saidaxle 27,; w Y

adjiistedto properlye l-Thefinumeral 3,4: designates c an anglemem;v

angle member 34; v indicatedftori distinction formed' therein through-which passes the stem 38 of a clip- 39. This clip member sur 1 I 5 rounds and is secured to the'front steering I rod 450 of the vehicle 28 when the said steer; ing rod isarr'anged to the rear oi the front Inevent of the steering rod being disaxle.

1 ber that is pivotally connectedt'othe end-of I i The horizontal element of the posed outward of the front axle the stem 38',

is engaged member A l th-atihas the vertical arm thereofpassing through aslot 44 in the bar 20 between the link and enlargement 21 of the" c u said bar; Thevertical, arm ottheangle by an elongated slot in an angle 1 member 41 is. provided with a transverse 'j' opening adjacent to. the upper end thereof which is adapted to receive a cotter'pin'or I The stem of the clip has. an opening through which the stem is adaptedto receive a cotter pin that sustainsthe said clip j 22 of the rod 23 also'has'a'n opening there 7 this: opening l passesa cotter pin 45 'which holds the rod on the device. I The short shaft or trunnions through, and through 'removablv pivoted to the bar.

The clip '39. is also permitte d a limited longitudinal movementon the arm by vir tueot the stem thereof passing throughthe '7 I elongated slot 36 in. the end of the'arm.

This permits; of the pro-per engagement-0f the clips withlthesteering rodsliould the same not be positioned a determined distance from the axle 27 In mentin a vertical direction,

ment is restricted by contact ofthe arni with thec otterpinin thei stem oftheclip holds thearm aga nst sw nging .90. the like to retain the member in adjusted addition to this the arm is permitted a comparatively free'mov but such m0Ve-' by the numeral 35 has anelongatedslot 36 rod being movement laterally of the bar. The hinged or pivoted connection between the rod 23 and the bar permits of the clips on the said the loose connection between' 'all of the parts compensates for the vibration to which the vehicle 28 will be subjected so that the connected parts of the improvement cannot thus be broken.

It is thought from the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the drawings that the simplici tyland advantages thereof Will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which such inventions.

appertain without further. detail tion.-- V i 7 Having thus described'the invention, What Iclaimisa-f' v 7 A towing device of the 1 character described comprising a yoke designed to be descripsecured tothe rear'axlehousing of a towt-he yoke, a bar piVotall secured to the ops 7 ing v'ehicl'e, a link hafvinga bifurcated end pivotally secured intermediate the ends of properly secured to the axle, and

posits end oftie link and being provided With an enlarged portion formed intermediate its ends, said enlarged portion having an opening being arranged adjacent a slot formed in the the opposite end of the arm, a clip secured to thesteering rod of the towed vehicle, a

stem rising from the clip and being adcpf 7 axle' of the towed vehicle and an angled member adaptedto be detachably secured in the sl o't'Foi the barns and for the purpose testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ADIEL o. LiLn,

link a slotted member having an angled end pivotally secured to 

